‘The Unquiet Grave’
Solas offers an indelible version of a song that speaks to the value of sadness
Somewhat to my surprise, given my not infrequent turns to melancholy, the song selections in Slayed by Voices are pretty upbeat. Even a song that depicts a marriage that failed to launch, “Band of Gold,” and another that depicts a marriage crash landing, “The Last Polka,” fire you up too much to bring you down. Richard Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black Lig…
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